to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; white hare; rabbit made of snow with leaves for ears and red berries for eyes
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
drama; play; powerful drug
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
two classes; double; two sets
by means of; due to; because of; according to
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one day; (on) a certain day
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party